Russian and Venezuelan pilots conduct joint training (video)

Russian Aerospace Forces and Venezuelan Air Forces conducted joint training sessions and flight operations at the Maiquetia “Simon Bolivar” International Airport on Tuesday.

Two Tu-160 heavy strategic bombers, an An-124 airlift jet aircraft and an Il-62 airliner arrived in Venezuela on Monday after completing the 10,000 kilometre (6,200 miles) trip over the Atlantic Ocean, the Barents, Norwegian, and Caribbean seas.

According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the flights were carried out in strict accordance with the International Airspace Use Regulations.

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